Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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